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Arkwright vs Jericho vs Villenova
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Villenova has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Arkwright | Jericho | Villenova |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
5,114Highest |
992 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1 28% above U.S. |
42.3±7.3Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Arkwright and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Villenova and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Arkwright and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Villenova and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26k 15% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$64,185±$7kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Jericho and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30k 49% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$129,300±$25kLowest 61% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 21% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$3,436Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.4%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.